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WEATHER Partly cloudy and warm today, showers In extreme east portion followed by fair and mild weather tonight. Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer. Tshe Schelbe Bailtj Him - State Theatre Today - Charles LAUGHTON Ella RAINES “THE SUSPECT” CLEVELAND COUNTY’S NEWSPAPER SINCE 1894 TELEPHONES 1100 VOL. XLIII—74 ASSOCIATED PRESS NEWS SHELEY, N. C. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1945 TELEMAT PICTURES SINGLE COPIES—5c Invasion Of Cebu, One Of Major Philippines Islands, Is Reported MANILA, March 27.—(/P)—Invasion of Cebu Island by American forces under cover of bombarding warships was reported by Tokyo radio today, but Gen. Douglas MacAr thur, announcing the heaviest air raid yet on that central Philippines island, offered no confirmation. v/cvu, ut t w ctu me cncmj" < held Island of Negroes and Amer ican-occupied Leyte, Is one of the major Philippine islands still in Japanese hands. The enemy radio said American1 troops "commenced landings” yes terday morning at Talisay, a fair sized town about five miles south of the island's principal port, Ce- ] bu City, midway along the east1 coast. A task force of six cruisers and destroyers shelled the area be forehand, Tokyo radio reported. Cebu, a prime sugar-pro ducing island, is about 130 miles long and only 20 miles across its widest part. Guerril las have been active on Cebu, as on other Philippine islands. Heavy bombers have been giv ing the Cebu City vicinity in creasing attention in recent weeks, and the 250-ton plastering deliver ed Saturday by the 13th air force j was the heaviest yet. Enemy in stallations, gun emplacements and ammunition dumps were destroyed and railroad facilities tom up. This was the heaviest single aer ial strike reported in MacArthur’s communique today. Smashing air blows from the northern to the southern tips of Luzon were announced. More than 100 Fifth Air Force bombers and fighters struck the port area of Legaspi. on south eastern Luzon, with 200 tons of bombs Saturday. Some from ex plosions and fires rose 8,000 feet. Intensive bombing and strafing strikes were carried out against northern Luzon. More than 100 medium bombers and divebombers attacked the Baguio area and Ba lete Pass Friday and the follow ing day flew more than 150 sorties | against Baguio and the battlefront ! area east of Manila. Formosa, where war industries were crippled by virtual destruc tion of a big hydroelectric plant on Friday, was bombed with 67 tons of explosives Saturday. There was no interception as the Liber See INVASION Page 2 Lewis Serves Notice About Strike Vote Vote Among 62,000 Northeastern Pennsylvania Min ers Must Be Taken In 30 Days WASHINGTON, March 27.—(AP)—John L. Lewis today notified the government a labor dispute exists in the an thracite area, paving the way for a strike among 62,000 northeastern Pennsylvania hard coal miners. MRS. SPANGLER DIES AT 4 A.M. Rites For Beloved Church Woman To Be Held Wed nesday At 4:30 Mrs. Ethel Blanton Spangler. 50. wife of Mai A. Spangler, sr., died this morning at four o'clock at her home on N. Lafayette street, fol lowing a decline in health extend- j lag over a period of two years. The' end was expected for she had been \ In desperate condition for several days from bronchial asthma and complications. Mrs. Spangler was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James L. Blanton and was married to Mr. Spangler 29 years ago on January 18. 8he had always made her home In Shelby and was one of the most active and diligent members in the First Baptist church for 27 years. CHURCH WORKER She was president for many years of the Mary Bible class in j w'hich she did an outstanding work,1 resulting in a mutual devotion be-1 tween her and the members of the class. In addition she taught Sun day school classes and in the BTU for many years and received gen uine pleasure out of her quiet vet effective work In behalf of char ity and the underprivileged of the community. She was most punctual In her religious work and possess ed a sunny, friendly disposition which radiated hope and encour agement among all with whom she came in contact. She was a faith ful help-mate for her husband who See MRS. SPANGLER Page 2 unaer tne law tne vote mast be taken in 30 days, thus setting the poll for April 26. This was the same procedure the United Mine Workers presi dent used in advance of negotia tions with bituminoas coal opera tors February 26. The strike vote of 400,000 soft coal miners is due tomorrow under the Smith-Con nally disputes act. The bitumin oas contract expires Saturday night. The anthracite agreement ex pires a month later, on April 30, and negotiations are to begin in New York April 4. Ten thousand mine workers em ployed by the Philadelphia and Reading coal and iron company are excluded from the strike vote because the government is operat See LEWIS Page 2 Argentina Declares War Against Axis BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, March 27. —i^l— Argentina to day declared a state of war with the Axis. Presidential Secretary Cor onel Gregorio Taube announc ed to newspapermen that the cabinet had adopted a decision which involved the "grave de cision of declaring a state of war with the Axis nations." The announcement followed a cabinet session of nearly two hours at which the finishing touches were put to a week-long deliberation to deter mine what Argentina could do to satisfy the requirements of the Mexico City Inter-American conference invitation to rejoin the Amer ican family of nations. Patton Fir< In Defense WASHINGTON. March 27(/P)— Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, jr., has fired a high-velocity volley of words and figures at "certain misguided or perhaps deliberately mendacious individuals" who criticize Ameri can tanks. The war department made pub lic today a letter from the third army commander to Lt. Gen. Thomas T. Handy, deputy chief of staff, in which Patton said it had been stated that American tanks are not comparable with the Ger man Panther or Tiger tanks. This, said Patton, “is wholly incorrect for several reasons." \%. .. ?/s DAVID LLOYD GEORGE DEAtHUnS FAMED BRITON Notion Pauses To Pay Tribute To David Lloyd George LONDON. March 27.—(AP)—Brit ain paused amid the tumult of war today to pay tribute to David , Lloyd George, her famed Prime Minister during the first world struggle who died last night at his farm home in North Wales. The nation's leaders, press and ! public, united in eulogizing the man who successfully led Britain through one war and in his later years tried to awaken her to the danger of a resurgent Germany. Formal ceremonies in honor of the colorful statesman were planned in the Mouse of Com mons where Prime Minister Churofiill, just returned from a v4tdt to the western front, was expected to deliver a formal ! tribute today or tomorrow on behalf of the government. Lloyd George's death left former Premier Vittorio Orlando of Italy as the only survivor of the famous | "big four” of the Versailles peace ! conference. President Wilson died j in 1924 and former Premier Cle ' menceau of France died in 1929. See DEATH Page 2 Hitler Summons Leaders To Meeting LONDON, March 27—(/P)—'The Daily Sketch quoted a dispatch from its Stockholm correspondent today as saying that Adplf Hitler had summoned a special meeting of his Nazi Gauleiters at Berchtes gaden. As a preliminary to the meeting, i the Sketch said. Hitler conferred with his closest associates last Sunday at a secret session at which no army leaders were present. The Sketch correspondent linked with his report of these develop ments an assertion that "sensa tional events’’ were expected in Germany. WHAT’S DOING TODAY 7:00 p.m.—Lions club meets at Hotel Charles. 7:30 p.m.—C. A. P. members meet at Armory. 7:30 p.m.—Called meeting of Shelby chapter 110 Order of Eastern Star at the Masonic Temple. 8:30 p.m.—United National Clothing Committee meets in Woman's Bible class room at Central Methodist church. WEDNESDAY 6:30 p.m.—Sunday school business supper at First Bap tist church. 7:30 p.m.—Prayer meeting at Presbyterian church. 7:30 p.m.—Fellowship hour at Central Methodist church. 7:45 p.m.—Prayer and Praise service at First Baptist church. REDS 20 MILES FROM BORDER OF AUSTRIA Germans Report Third Ukrainian Army Has Reached Raba River HEAVY RESISTANCE LONDON, March 27.—(7P) —The Third Ukrainian army has struck to the lower Raba river which runs within 20 to 23 miles from the Austrian border, and 60 to 65 from Vienna, the German high I command announced today. The broadcast German com munique did not disclose the point where the Soviets reached the Ra ba in northwestern Hungary, but the river flows into an arm of the I Danube at Gyor, stronghold guard ing the Bratislava gap entrance to Vienna. Marshal Feodor Tolbukhin’s troops may have reached the Raba upstream from Gyor in an advance I from Papa or the Ara of Lovasz j patona farther northeast. Both 1 towns were seized yesterday. Tanks of both the Third and Second Ukrainian armies were beating toward Vienna along the south bank of the Danube, and Germans were resisting fiercely. The German communique also i declared the Russians had scored j new breaches on the Berlin front near Kuestrin on the Oder, and said "superior” Soviet forces were battling in the fringes of the Bal tic ports of Danzig and Gdynia. NEARING GYOR The Russians had surged to within 16 miles of Gyor in yester | day’s advance, closing to within 1 31 miles of Austria and 69 of Vie nna. Beyond the north bank of the I Danube units of the Second Uk rainian army captured Banska By strica, 125 miles east of Vienna, the Moscow communique disclosed. These forces, fighting in the rug ged Carpathian peaks of Czecho slovakia, crossed the Hron river on a 36-mile front to gain their ob jective. (Berlin said the Second Ukrain ian army had launched a powerful offensive across the Hron 92 miles east of Vienna that toppled the west bank fortress of Nagvkaln. This was not confirmed by Mos cow.) Marshal Feodor I. Tolbukhin’s See REDS Page BATTLE RAGES IN NORIK HUPEH CHUNGKING, March 27. — OP)— The Chinese high command declar ed today that bitter fighting is tak ing place in northern Kupeh and southern Honan provinces, where the Japanese are trying to close a vise on Chinese forces. Japanese columns hammering southward in Honon on a 90-mile front stretching westward from the Peiping-Hankow railroad are con tinuing their advance, aimed at eliminating air bases, seizure of wheat crops and protecting the railroad. One enemy column reached the vicinity of Miyang, important high way center 150 miles north-north west of Hankow, after jabbing the Chinese back approximately 50 miles. In Hupeh, where two Japanese columns are stabbing their way to wards the important American air base at Laohokow, about 200 miles northwest of Hankow, the Chinese said they had retarded the invad ers. At last report the enemy’s near est spearhead was within 50 miles of this objective. es Verbal Volley ■ Of American Tanks '-'ne ne ciiea is mar since tne, third army started .fighting the Germans last August German tank losses have been virtually double those of the third—2,287 to 1,136. “These figures of themselves re fute any inferiority of our tanks,” Patton wrote, “but let me add that the 3rd army has always attacked, and therefore better than 70 per cent of our tank casualties have occurred from dug-in anti-tank guns and not enemy tanks, whereas a majority of the enemy tanks put out have been put out by our tanks.” The text of Patton’s letter, writ ten from 3rd army headquarters under date of March 19 and re ferring to the presence of the army at Mainz, Germany, follows: MISGUIDED ‘My dear General Handy: “It has come to my knowledge that certain misguided or perhaps deliberately mendacious individuals, returning from the theatre of war, have criticized the euipment of the American soldier. I have been in command of fighting units since the 7th of November, 1942 and may therefore claim some knowledge of See PATTON Page 2 GERMAN CHILDREN WATCH AIR FLEET—German children gaze up ward at an Allied aerial fleet as it passed over their shattered village, carrying air-borne paratroopers across the Rhine river. These para troopers helped establish Allied bridgeheads firmly on the east bank of ; the Rhine. This is an official British photo. Japanese Report , Landings On Kerama Usual Claim Of Having Repulsed Enemy Invasion Is Missing; No U. S. Confirmation GUAM, March 27.—(/P)—A Japanese imperial communi que announced without equivocation today that U. S. forces established beachheads Sunday on the Kerama Islands, just T-5 ACEY C. GLOVER ACEY C. GLOVER DIES IN ACM T-5 Acey C. Glover, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Glover of 102 Ella street, has been reported killed in action March 15, while fighting in Prance, according to a telegram received today from the War de partment by his parents. T-5 Glover entered the army in January, 1943, and received his training at Camp Hood, Texas, before being sent overseas. He was employed by the Ella Mill Co., prior to entering the army. His wife, the former Miss Melda Dun can, is making her home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dun can, at 108 Ella street. Kansas Congressman Wants Eisenhower At Peace Table TOPEKA, KAS., March 27—(JP)— Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower’s home state wants the commander of Allied forces in Europe to be named a representative of the fighting men at the peace table. A resolution asking the Presi dent to appoint Gen. Eisenhower to this position is being circulated around the state house of repre sentatives by Rep. Myron K. Gil man. off Okinawa, in the Ryukyus. The customary claim of anni hilating enemy landing forces was omitted in the communique broad cast intercepted by the Federal Communications Commission. The flat assertion of U. S. land ings has not been confirmed by Adm. Chester W. Nimitz head quarters. American communiques, however, did report damaging blows to Ja pan's underside by B-29s, B-24s, and fleet surface and aerial bom bardments. COMING EVENTS These are the blows which have usually preceded former landings —and again may cast their shadow ahead: 1. Shore installations of Okinawa island were raked by Adm. Ray mond A. Spruance’s Fifth fleet guns for three consecutive days. Radio Tokyo said they had enter ed the fourth day. 2. Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher's swift carrier planes,'which recently raided the nearby home island of Kyushu, rip-sawed and blasted Okinawa’s air installations. Radio Tokyo said 1,250 U. S. carrier planes knifed into Okinawa's vi tals. 3. A large fleet of Marianas-bas ed B-29s raided homeland air dromes within easy airplane reach of Okinawa. 4. Planes operating from the Philippines, announced Gen. Dou glas MacArthur today, continued to lambast Formosa’s air installa tions to the south of Okinawa. Bespeaking its fears, Radio Tokyo said: “Behind the large-scale op See JAPANESE Page 2 Eisenhower Says Lines Broken In ‘Massive Defeat’ PARIS, March 27.—(/P)—American tanks hurst into the open plains of middle Germany less than 244 miles from Berlin today through enemy lines which Gen. Eisenhower de clared had been broken in a massive defeat. Swift armor of both the First and Third armies raced across the Reich unchecked, because—as Eisenhower said— I the foe had insufficient strength at hand with which to make a stand. Hours ago, First Army tanks lanced into Weilburg, 244 miles southwest of Berlin. A dispatch filed later but shroud ed by a censor blackout said the victory-flushed army made spectacular new gains in the continued sweep toward Berlin against opposition that had fallen apart. The retreat be came a rout: thousands of German captives streamed to the rear. The enemy said that Third Army columns were ap proaching Wuerzburg, in Bavaria 223 miles from Berlin, ! and had reached Lohr, 225 miles from the capital. Wuerzburg and Lohr both are barely more than 100 miles from Czechoslovakia, long since being rolled up by mighty Russian armies charging in from the east. In the north, the 21st Army group was slugging out gains against collapsing German resistance in a prelude to what may become the decisive breakthrough of the campaign. I Ninth army troops fought in the suburbs of Duisburg and I within artillery range of such Ruhr industrial cities as Es I sen, Duesseldorf, Gelsenkircken, Mulheim and Oberhausen. | Several miles were gained in the center and south of the C OF C DINNER TO HONOR WILKINS Tribute Will Be Paid Re tiring Farm Agent As Senator Hoey Speaks Tlie largest membership Shel by's Chamber of Commerce and Merchants association has known will gather Friday night to hear Senator Clyde R. Hoey discuss "Congress and the Country" and pay honor to John S. Wilkins for his 10 years service to advance ment of Cleveland's agriculture. President Clyde A. Short an nounced arrangements completed for the dinner following last night’s meeting of the directors at which Robert E. Rouree, member* Thursday morning is the deadline for returning accep tance to invitations to the an nual Chamber of Commerce dinner Friday night. Mem bers of the Chamber of Com merce are urged to respond to the invitations at once. ship chairman, reported member ship only four short of the 250 goal—and he said that gap will be closed before Friday night’s an nual dinner session at the Hotel Charles. AIRPORT STATUS Mayor Harry S. Woodson was welcomed to the board, the office of mayor having been made ex-officio member on a continuing basis. He re ported the projected municipal airport land all purchased ex cepting a small plot on which negotiations are being com pleted, but he said it would be two years or more before actual improvement of the property for airfield use would proceed. He hopes that fed eral aid will be substantially 1 See C OF C Page 2 THE WAR TODAY: Surrender And Resistance Both Talked At Berchtesgaden By DeVVITT MacKENZIE, AP Writer As seven Allied armies continue to surge out of the Rhineland to wards the heart of Germany, Fue hrer Hitler is reported to have summoned the Nazi Gauleiters to his Alpine fastness at Berchtesga den to consider the situation in the light of the disaster which is rapidly engulfing the Reich. The decisions of that meet ing may be momentous. It seems obvious that both sur render and continued resis tance are being considered. Thus far there has been no sign that the dictator has abandoned his determination to fight to a finish. Hitler’s scheme for saving hic own skin and for perpetuating Nazism—both condemned to liqui i dation by the Allies—is so grotes que as to challenge imagination. Hs program, as it comes to us via the Swiss press, is based on the theory that Allied victory (which he now admits is certain* will be followed by European chaos. Tins will be caused by “unrestrained ap petites for power," and "social un See SURRENDER Page 2 : nui i/ii nuill, The First army's dash—far past ! the rugged Rhineland hills into j open and sparsely wooded farm I country in the heart of Germany -r h d outflanked the v'hole Ruha from the south. The U. S. Seventh army, fighting ! south of the Third, was disclosed to have forged a 19-iniie-long Rhine i bridgehead north of outflanked Mannheim and driven it 'our miles h,t .uner Germany in the first few hours. Seventh army prisoners in 12 days totalled 35.000. Gen. Eisenhower, fresh from -isits to the British and First Army fronts, said he believed that unconditional surrender would be imposed upon Ger many when the Allies and Rus sian fronts finally meshed to gether. He expressed doubt there would be a negotiated un conditional surrender. He declared the German army was whipped, although tough fighting lies ahead—particularly in the Ruhr and Westphalian plain, ■where the bulk of enemy strengtn in the west is concentrated. German strength, however, was reported slackening even in that critical northern sector — where flat tank country leads to the north door of Berlin. The Ninth army dee pened its front to 14 miles and reached to within two of Dorsten. Chaos was apparent in German See EISENHOWER Page 2 AIR SUPPORT FOR OFFENSIVE Bv HENRY B. JAMESON LONDON, March 27. —|7P>— More than 100 German tanks were I destroyed or crippled by American 1 and British divebombers yesterday | as Allied armies across the Rhine received the closest air support on , record. Several Nazi tanks and self-pro ; polled guns were blasted out of ! hedgerows only 40 yards ahead of i the British lines. ■ RAF reconnaissance planes dis covered the 11th panzer division, which the Germans Were known to have been holding in reserve for a possible counterattack, hiding in a woods near Field Marshal Mont gomery's right flank. With the aid of the U. S. Ninth Airforce, the armored concentration was dispers ed. At least 50 of its tanks were known to have been demolished. The air forces maintained a angehold on German railways feeding the battlefront. OIL TRAIN FIRED RAF Spitfires set afire a 30-car train believed earmarked for the rzi air force on a secondary line nth of Enschede late yesterday. After dark, American Black Widow •h-.ht fighters exploded two ammu nition trains near Wuppertal. Berlin was attacked by RAF Mesnuitos for the 35th consecutive night. During the day, 1.0C3 freight cars were destroyed, 800 others damag ed. 99 locomotives knocked out. 83 barges sunk or damagpd. 82 horse drawn vehicles destroyed and 1,128 motor vehicles shot up.
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